Friday, December 20, 2019

Mahjong Time Epoch Beta!


      EPOCH
noun

1.   
a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.


This month Mahjong Time reached an extremely important milestone in its development - the release of the brand-new EPOCH software.
EPOCH is the culmination of years of planning and development that exemplifies Mahjong Time’s commitment towards excellence in online Mahjong gaming.
Animated Hands/Avatar Hand This release features animated avatar hands; players will be able to create a virtual representation of themselves. The avatar hand can be customized to reflect a player’s personality and mood. 


Hand Shop Create an avatar hand to represent yourself in mahjong games. You can change skin color, choose nail color, and even add nail art that matches your tattoo!
















Tattoo color can also be changed:



And much more!


The Riichi Game The riichi declaration mechanics received an overhaul. To make a riichi declaration one has to click the riichi stick on the right-hand side.

The release process isn’t over, we are still working hard to make EPOCH the best it can be - optimizing performance, broadening the range of devices that can run the game, adding the left hand, and lots of other improvements are in progress. The development of EPOCH would have been, and would remain, infinitely more difficult without the constructive feedback of the Mahjong Time community.  All suggestions, no matter how big or small, are greatly appreciated by our development team! Good luck, and see you at the tables! We hope you enjoy playing EPOCH, and stay tuned for upcoming updates and news.

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Mobile Friends and Chats

Today, we are happy to announce that we added Friends and Chats to our mobile game.
Friends and Chats work the same way as in the desktop version.


Lobby - Friends and Chats
Friends and Chats is located in the lower left corner of the lobby



In Game - Friends and Chats
The chat is located in the upper right corner of the game. Click on the 'X' to close the chat and on the chat icon to open it.






Monday, February 11, 2019

American Mah Jongg Marathon 2019 Rules and Regulations

American Mah Jongg - NMJL card 2018/2019

Mahjong Marathon is a one-year-long competition divided into five seasons.
More than 1,000 players from 39 countries participated in Mahjong Marathon 2018. Mahjong Marathon is brought to you by Mahjong Time in conjunction with Russian Mahjong Federation.

Starting and Ending Dates of each American Mah Jongg Marathon 2019 Season

Season 1:February 15th - April 14th, 2019
Season 2:April 15th - June 14th, 2019
Season 3:June 15th - August 14th, 2019
Season 4:August 15th - October 14th, 2019
Season 5:October 15th - December 14th, 2019


Server Time Zone: Pacific Time; Offset: UTC: -8:00/-7:00

Tournament Prizes

For the Winners of the One-Year-Long Competition:
First Place - One Year of VIP or Trophy, and Medal on the avatar
Second Place - One Year of VIP or Trophy, and Medal on the avatar
Third Place - One Year of VIP or Trophy, and Medal on the avatar

For Winners of each Marathon Season:
First Place - One Year of VIP Membership or 10,000 Gold Coins, and Medal on the avatar
Second Place - One Year of VIP Membership or 10,000 Gold Coins, and Medal on the avatar
Third Place - One Year of VIP Membership or 10,000 Gold Coins, and Medal on the avatar


Additional Prize:
2019 will have a total of $100 for each marathon season for each Mahjong style. This prize will be awarded to the first-place winner of each season as long as at least a week before the end of the season first-place winner posts a screenshot or a video and comment for at least two of his/her marathon games of the marathon season to any of the major social media networks. 

If the season first-place winner doesn't qualify for this additional prize, the next qualifying player down the ranking of the marathon will receive the prize. Thus, even if you do not win the first place in the tournament, you could still receive this additional prize.

Registration and Check-in
There is no need to pre-register for this tournament as this tournament starts as soon as four players are present at the table.

Marathon Table Details

Rules:NMJL Card 2018/2019
Table Name:Marathon - Season 1
Rated:Yes
Entry Fee:1500 Dragon Chips
Show Game Helper:No
Wait for Reconnect:No
Rounds:1
Move Time:8 sec
Game Timer:100 minutes
Table minimum points:0
Player minimum belt:White Belt



Score

a. Winner of the Season:

Score = (Average TS + Average TS Best 10 Games)/2

Average TS - the average score accumulated during the Season.
Average TS Best 10 Games - the average score of player's highest scores during 10 consecutive games.

Rank = 1000*(N-P)/(N-1)

N - the numbers of players with a minimum of 4 games in the marathon
P - players position in the marathon

b. Winner of the American Mah Jongg Marathon 2016
The ultimate winner of the marathon is the player who scores the most Rank Points of her/his best 4 seasons out of 5 seasons total.

Ties 

When two or more players tie for a position,  the player that has more games played in the marathon ranks higher in the Marathon results.
 In the unlikely event that two or more players tie in both scores and games played, the player that has a higher Mahjong Time rating is ranked higher.

Game Disqualification

At a table in which one or more player is absent for 100 or more moves is automatically disqualified and the entry fees are returned to the remaining players.

Player Disqualification

a. Temporary Suspension
The participants of the tournament receive up to two temporary 72-hour  suspensions from entering the Marathon games when the marathon players are absent from their tables for more than 50 moves during the first two rounds of the tournament match.

b. Permanent Disqualification
The participants of the competition are permanently excluded from entering the Marathon games for the whole season due to their absence in the marathon for the third time.

Important Note: the Maraton is supported only on EON Desktop and Flash.

The Terms and Conditions of the MahjongTime account agreement apply. 

MCR Marathon 2019 Rules and Regulations


MCR stands for Mahjong Competition Rules also known as CO or Chinese official rules.

Mahjong Marathon is a one-year-long competition divided into five seasons.
More than 1,000 players from 39 countries participated in Mahjong Marathon 2018. Mahjong Marathon is brought to you by Mahjong Time in conjunction with Russian Mahjong Federation.

Starting and Ending Dates of each MCR Marathon 2019 Season

Season 1:February 15th - April 14th, 2019
Season 2:April 15th - June 14th, 2019
Season 3:June 15th - August 14th, 2019
Season 4:August 15th - October 14th, 2019
Season 5:October 15th - December 14th, 2019

Server Time Zone: Pacific Time; Offset: UTC: -8:00/-7:00

Tournament Prizes

For the Winners of the One-Year-Long Competition:
First Place - One Year of VIP or Trophy, and Medal on the avatar
Second Place - One Year of VIP or Trophy, and Medal on the avatar
Third Place - One Year of VIP or Trophy, and Medal on the avatar


For Winners of Each Marathon Season:
First Place - One Year of VIP Membership or 10,000 Gold Coins, and Medal on the avatar
Second Place - One Year of VIP Membership or 10,000 Gold Coins, and Medal on the avatar
Third Place - One Year of VIP Membership or 10,000 Gold Coins, and Medal on the avatar

Additional Prize:
2019 will have a total of $100 for each marathon season for each Mahjong style. This prize will be awarded to the first-place winner of each season as long as at least a week before the end of the season first-place winner posts a screenshot or a video and comment for at least two of his/her marathon games of the marathon season to any of the major social media networks. 

If the season first-place winner doesn't qualify for this additional prize, the next qualifying player down the ranking of the marathon will receive the prize. Thus, even if you do not win the first place in the tournament, you could still receive this additional prize.

Special thanks to the Russian Mahjong Federation that started the Marathon.

Prizes for the Russian team; For Winners of each Marathon Season:
First Place - 300 Gold Coins
Second Place - 200 Gold Coins
Third Place - 100 Gold Coins

For the winners of the year-long competition:
First Place - VIP Yearly, Medal on the avatar
Second Place - Premium, Medal on the avatar
Third Place - Premium, Medal on the avatar

Registration & Check-in

There is no need to pre-register for this tournament as this tournament starts as soon as four players are present at the table.

Marathon Table Details

Rules:MCR
Table Name:Marathon - Season 1
Rated:Yes
Entry Fee:1500 Dragon Chips
Show Game Helper:No
Wait for Reconnect:No
Rounds:4
Move Time:8 sec
Game Timer:100 minutes
Table minimum points:8
Player minimum belt:White Belt 


Score

a. Winner of the Season:
The winners of each table convert their table scores to Table Points(TP):

First Place - 4 TP
Second Place -2 TP
Third Place -1 TP
Fourth Place -0 TP

Score = (Average TP + Average TP Best 10 Games)/2

Average TP - the average table points accumulated during the Season.
Average TP Best 10 Games - the average table points of player's highest scores during 10 consecutive games.

Rank = 1000*(N-P)/(N-1)

N - the numbers of players with a minimum of 4 games in the marathon
P - players position in the marathon

b. Winner of the MCR Marathon 2016
The ultimate winner of the marathon is the player who scores the most Rank Points of his/her best 4 seasons out of 5 seasons total.

Ties 

When two or more players tie for a position, the player with the highest sum of scores of the player's best ten consecutive games is ranked higher. In the unlikely event that two or more players tie in both Score and the sum of table scores of player's best ten consecutive games, the player that has more games played in the marathon ranks higher in the Marathon results.
When two or more players tie for table points, the player that has won more hand during the game is ranked higher.  In the unlikely event when two or more players tie in both score and hands won, the table points are split equally.

Game Disqualification

At a table in which one or more player is absent for 100 or more moves is automatically disqualified and the entry fees are returned to the remaining players.

Player Disqualification

a. Temporary Suspension
The participants of the tournament receive up to two temporary 72-hour  suspensions from entering the Marathon games when the marathon players are absent from their tables for more than 100 moves during the first two rounds of the tournament match.

b. Permanent Disqualification
The participants of the competition are permanently excluded from entering the Marathon games for the whole season dues to their absence in the marathon for the third time.

Important Note: the Maraton is supported only on EON Desktop and Flash.

The Terms and Conditions of the MahjongTime account agreement apply. 

European Riichi Marathon 2019 Rules and Regulations

 European Riichi  Rules are also known as RCR and Riichi EMA rules.

Mahjong Marathon is a one-year-long competition divided into five seasons.

More than 1,000 players from 39 countries participated in Mahjong Marathon 2018. Mahjong Marathon is brought to you by Mahjong Time in conjunction with Russian Mahjong Federation.

Starting and Ending Dates of each European Riichi Marathon 2019 Season

Season 1:February 15th - April 14th, 2019
Season 2:April 15th - June 14th, 2019
Season 3:June 15th - August 14th, 2019
Season 4:August 15th - October 14th, 2019
Season 5:October 15th - December 14th, 2019

Server Time Zone: Pacific Time; Offset: UTC: -8:00/-7:00

Tournament Prizes

For the Winners of the one-year-long competition:
First Place - One Year of VIP or Trophy, and Medal on the avatar
Second Place - One Year of VIP or Trophy, and Medal on the avatar
Third Place - One Year of VIP or Trophy, and Medal on the avatar


For Winners of each Marathon Season:
First Place - One Year of VIP Membership or 10,000 Gold Coins, and Medal on the avatar
Second Place - One Year of VIP Membership or 10,000 Gold Coins, and Medal on the avatar
Third Place - One Year of VIP Membership or 10,000 Gold Coins, and Medal on the avatar


Additional Prize:
2019 will have a total of $100 for each marathon season for each Mahjong style. This prize will be awarded to the first-place winner of each season as long as at least a week before the end of the season first-place winner posts a screenshot or a video and comment for at least two of his/her marathon games of the marathon season to any of the major social media networks. 

If the season first-place winner doesn't qualify for this additional prize, the next qualifying player down the ranking of the marathon will receive the prize. Thus, even if you do not win the first place in the tournament, you could still receive this additional prize.

Special thanks to the Russian Mahjong Federation that started the Marathon.

Prizes for the Russian team; For Winners of each Marathon Season:
First Place - 300 Gold Coins
Second Place - 200 Gold Coins
Third Place - 100 Gold Coins

For the winners of the year-long competition:
First Place - VIP Yearly, Medal on the avatar
Second Place - Premium, Medal on the avatar
Third Place - Premium, Medal on the avatar

Registration and Check-in

There is no need to pre-register for this tournament as this tournament starts as soon as four players are present at the table.

Marathon Table Details

Rules:European Riichi
Table Name:Marathon - Season 1
Rated:Yes
Entry Fee:1500 Dragon Chips
Show Game Helper:No
Wait for Reconnect:No
Rounds:2
Move Time:8 sec
Game Timer:100 minutes
Table minimum points:1
Player minimum belt:White Belt 


Score

a. Winner of the Season:

Score = (Average TS + Average TS Best 10 Games)/2

Average TS - the average score accumulated during the Season.
Average TS Best 10 Games - the average score of player's highest scores during 10 consecutive games.

Rank = 1000*(N-P)/(N-1)

N - the numbers of players with a minimum of 4 games in the marathon
P - players position in the marathon

b. Winner of the European Riichi Marathon 2017
The ultimate winner of the marathon is the player who scores the most Rank Points of his/her best 4 seasons out of 5 seasons total.

Ties 

When two or more players tie for a position,  the player that has more games played in the marathon ranks higher in the Marathon results.
 In the unlikely event that two or more players tie in both scores and games played, the player that has a higher Mahjong Time rating is ranked higher.

Game Disqualification

At a table in which one or more player is absent for 100 or more moves is automatically disqualified and the entry fees are returned to the remaining players.

Player Disqualification

a. Temporary Suspension
The participants of the tournament receive up to two temporary 72-hour  suspensions from entering the Marathon games when the marathon players are absent from their tables for more than 100 moves during the first two rounds of the tournament match.

b. Permanent Disqualification
The participants of the competition are permanently excluded from entering the Marathon games for the whole season dues to their absence in the marathon for the third time.

Important Note: the Maraton is supported only on EON Desktop and Flash.

The Terms and Conditions of the MahjongTime account agreement apply. 

Riichi Washizu Mahjong Marathon 2019 Rules and Regulations


Mahjong Marathon is a one-year-long competition divided into five seasons.
More than 1,000 players from 39 countries participated in Mahjong Marathon 2018. Mahjong Marathon is brought to you by Mahjong Time in conjunction with Russian Mahjong Federation.

Starting and Ending Dates of each Riichi Washizu Marathon 2019 Season

Season 1:February 15th - April 14th, 2019
Season 2:April 15th - June 14th, 2019
Season 3:June 15th - August 14th, 2019
Season 4:August 15th - October 14th, 2019
Season 5:October 15th - December 14th, 2019

Server Time Zone: Pacific Time; Offset: UTC: -8:00/-7:00

Prizes

For the winners of the one-year-long competition:
First Place - One Year of VIP or Trophy, and Medal on the avatar
Second Place - One Year of VIP or Trophy, and Medal on the avatar
Third Place - One Year of VIP or Trophy, and Medal on the avatar

For winners of each marathon season:


First Place - One Year of VIP Membership or 10,000 Gold Coins, and Medal on the avatar
Second Place - One Year of VIP Membership or 10,000 Gold Coins, and Medal on the avatar
Third Place - One Year of VIP Membership or 10,000 Gold Coins, and Medal on the avatar


Additional Prize:
2019 will have a total of $100 for each marathon season for each Mahjong style. This prize will be awarded to the first-place winner of each season as long as at least a week before the end of the season first-place winner posts a screenshot or a video and comment for at least two of his/her marathon games of the marathon season to any of the major social media networks. 

If the season first-place winner doesn't qualify for this additional prize, the next qualifying player down the ranking of the marathon will receive the prize. Thus, even if you do not win the first place in the tournament, you could still receive this additional prize.

Registration and Check-in

There is no need to pre-register for this tournament as this tournament starts as soon as four players are present at the table.

Marathon Table Details

Rules:Riichi Ari Ari
Table Name:Marathon - Season 1
Rated:Yes
Entry Fee:1500 Dragon Chips
Show Game Helper:No
Wait for Reconnect:No
Rounds:2
Move Time:8 sec
Game Timer:100 minutes
Table minimum points:1
Player minimum belt:White Belt 

Score
a. Winner of the Season:

Score = (Average TS + Average TS Best 10 Games)/2

Average TS - the average score accumulated during the Season.
Average TS Best 10 Games - the average score of player's highest scores during 10 consecutive games.

Rank = 1000*(N-P)/(N-1)

N - the numbers of players with a minimum of 4 games in the marathon
P - players position in the marathon

b. Winner of the European Riichi Marathon 2018
The ultimate winner of the marathon is the player who scores the most Rank Points of his/her best 4 seasons out of 5 seasons total.

Ties 

When two or more players tie for a position,  the player that has more games played in the marathon ranks higher in the Marathon results.
 In the unlikely event that two or more players tie in both scores and games played, the player that has higher Mahjong Time rating is ranked higher.

Game Disqualification

At a table in which one or more player is absent for 100 or more moves is automatically disqualified and the entry fees are returned to the remaining players.

Player Disqualification

a. Temporary Suspension
The participants of the tournament receive up to two temporary 72-hour  suspensions from entering the Marathon games when the marathon players are absent from their tables for more than 50 moves during the first two rounds of the tournament match.

b. Permanent Disqualification
The participants of the competition are permanently excluded from entering the Marathon games for the whole season dues to their absence in the marathon for the third time.

Important Note: the Maraton is supported only on EON Desktop and Flash.

The Terms and Conditions of the MahjongTime account agreement apply.